Pay it FWD: Kalyan Varma’s art of quiet excellence
It’s not often that I stumble across someone who is a natural giver. During these sessions, he would never hold back — that honesty and transparency hooked founders, who would speak about moments from the session for days. At that moment, I saw a genius in Kalyan… He reminds me of the famous Hindi proverb, ‘A tree laden with fruit bends low.’ Despite being a successful founder, Kalyan’s humility and empathy are visible
SaaSBoomi Sangam: Where India’s AI dreams get real
Sometimes the most important conversations happen in the most unexpected ways. Ashwin from Moative and I were talking a few weeks ago about India’s AI moment when we realized something profound: we’re sitting on a $100 billion opportunity that could reshape how the world thinks about enterprise software.
When AI finally pays the bills: Zoca’s $6M bet on the world’s invisible economy
Part of the Advantage India series: How Indian founders are building global AI solutions for underserved markets While Silicon Valley debates the metaphysics of AGI (artificial general intelligence), a Bangalore-founded startup has built something more practical: AI that actually makes money for small businesses worldwide. Zoca just raised $6 million to deploy AI agents across […]
Pay it FWD: The relentless optimism of Raj Sheth
“There is nothing he believes in more than India and her founders.” Raj Sheth’s journey has been one of relentless optimism, quiet generosity, and unwavering belief in India’s startup community, always giving, always returning, always paying it forward.